Compute for the correlation coefficient, mean, standard deviation and the variance. Report in APA style.
Make the conclusion in a manner that your parents would understand. Please provide the alternative and
null hypothesis.
1. A sports psychologists would like to know if height is associated with weight. Compute for the
correlation coefficient then write your report in APA format. Make sure to report also for the descriptive.
Also provide a conclusion that a person who did not study statistics would understand. (10 points)
Height (in) Weight (lb)
49 81
50 88
53 87
55 99
60 91
55 89
60 95
50 90
Descriptives
Height Weight
N 8 8
Missing 0 0
Mean 54.0 90.0
Standard
4.34 5.37
deviation
Variance 18.9 28.9
Correlation Matrix
Height Weight
Height Pearson's r —
p-value —
Weight Pearson's r 0.612 —
p-value 0.107 —
Null Hypothesis = There is no significant relationship between height and weight
Alternative Hypothesis = There is a significant relationship between height and weight.
Decision = Accept the Null Hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between height and weight
because the observed p-value, “0.11” is greater than the set p-value of 0.05.
APA format
Height has a positive strong relationship with weight, r(7) = 0.61, p > 0.05.
Conclusion
When the height increases, the weight also increases. And when the height decreases, the weight also
decreases.
2. In preparing for an examination, some students in a class studied more than others. Each student’s
grade on the 10-point exam and the number of hours studied are listed as follows:
Hours studied Exam Grade
Ivane 4 5
JM 1 2
Meg 3 1
RR 5 5
Saul 8 9
Katrin 2 7
Joanna 7 6
Ivan 6 8
Descriptives
hours studied exam grade
N 8 8
Missing 0 0
Mean 4.50 5.38
Median 4.50 5.50
Standard
2.45 2.77
deviation
Minimum 1 1
Maximum 8 9
Correlation Matrix
hours studied exam grade
hours
Pearson's r —
studied
p-value —
exam grade Pearson's r 0.683 —
p-value 0.062 —
Null Hypothesis = There is no significant relationship between exam grade and hours studied.
Alternative Hypothesis = There is a significant relationship between exam grade and hours studied.
Decision = Accept the Null Hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between hours studied and
exam grade because the observed p-value, “0.06” is greater than the set p-value of 0.05.
APA format
The number of hours studied has a positive strong relationship with the exam grade, r(7) = 0.68, p > 0.05.
Conclusion
The increase in hours of studying can affect the exam grades, the outcome exam grade also increases.
Compute for the correlation coefficient then write your report in APA format. Make sure to report also for
the descriptive. Also provide a conclusion that a person who did not study statistics would understand.
(10 points)
3. An urban sociologist interested in neighborliness collected data for a sample of 10 adults on (X) how
many years they have lived in their neighborhood and (Y) how many of their neighbors they regard as
friends. Compute a Pearson’s correlation coefficient for these data and determine whether the correlation
is significant. Make sure to report also for the descriptive. Also provide a conclusion that a person who
did not study statistics would understand. Use APA Format (10 points)
X Y
1 1
5 4
6 2
1 3
8 5
2 1
5 2
9 6
4 7
2 0
Descriptives
X Y
N 10 10
Missing 0 0
Mean 4.30 3.10
Median 4.50 2.50
Standard
2.83 2.33
deviation
Correlation Matrix
X Y
X Pearson's r —
p-value —
Y Pearson's r 0.618 —
p-value 0.057 —
Null Hypothesis = There is no significant relationship between X and Y.
Alternative Hypothesis = There is a significant relationship between X and Y.
Decision = Accept the Null Hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between X and Y
because the observed p-value, “0.06” is greater than the set p-value of 0.05.
APA format
The X has a strong positive relationship with Y, r(9) = 0.62, p > 0.05
Conclusion
The more years they have lived in the neighborhood, the more friends they have made.
